Steve actually seems like the first guy who’s ever been truly committed to Kerry and word was, it was this that put her off. But Kerry’s just told Now magazine that wasn’t the case and the split was more a result of her inner demons.

“Steve’s not a boring person. I don’t know what happened – we didn’t have any arguments. But I got scared. I’m scarred from my marriage to Mark [Croft] so I build up walls.”

Tragically, it sounds like artist Steve could have actually been the one to grow old and grey with – he even seemed to take on Kerry’s four children with ease - no mean feat we'd imagine.

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Kerry Katona and ex-boyfriend Steve Alce (sad face)

“Steve’s a beautiful person inside and out. The kids loved him. I’ve probably made the biggest mistake of my life. But I just want to be on my own.

“He was devastated. I’m nearly crying now because he’s a lovely guy. I can’t fault him – he wasn’t a cheat, he wasn’t argumentative. We even spoke about marriage and kids. The sad thing is he’s madly in love with me.”

Kerry goes on to admit that she’s still attracted to bad boys and “someone who has a bit of swagger”, but that deep down she just wants to be looked after, saying she would have to “carry him as well” if they stayed together.

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A pretty brave er, piece of string to wear for someone who can't stand their physical appearance

Obviously we don’t actually know Steve or anything, but we kinda get the feeling he’s type who would care for her, no?

It certainly sounds like Kerry could do with someone bigging her up on a regular basis (like every five seconds) too, because she’s pretty down on herself, despite beating her cocaine addiction, losing loads of weight and having a tummy tuck recently.

After posing for these pictures she revealed that photoshoots like this are her worst nightmare because she’s exposed.

“I’m still very conscious of my body. I feel extremely uncomfortable and really unhappy taking my clothes off in front of people,” she said.

Kerry also said that she has so many scars from her Caesarean and various tummy tucks that she looks like a “noughts and crosses board” when she has no clothes on.

“Even if I had no scars I’d still look in the mirror and think: ‘Oh God, I hate myself. I hate my body,” she added.

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Kerry and Mark Croft, who sounds like he's caused the deepest scar

Although this all sounds pretty bleak and hopeless (our head is actually stooped), Kerry recognises that she’s isn’t fat and says she doesn’t want to be a “celebrity promoting skinniness”. Phew, a positive to end on.

Oh, yeah, one last detail from the interview, which is out tomorrow – Kerry, who is having to sell her mansion to pay for her kids’ private schooling, has moved house 47 times!